Vem får bära skulden? En kvantitativ studie om skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer utsatta för våldtäkt
(2023) PSYK11 20231Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate whether an experimental manipulation, containing text from the media, affected the level of victim blaming of a victim of sexual assault. We also tested for gender differences in victim blaming. Finally, the relationship between sexism and victim blaming was examined in men. The design was cross-sectional, and participants (n = 331) were randomized to three different conditions; victim blaming, problematizing victim blaming, or control group. All participants answered a survey where two scales measured victim blaming and belief in sexism shift. The results supported the hypothesis that reading a text that blamed a victim of sexual assault made the readers score higher on the measure of victim... (More)
- The aim of this study was to investigate whether an experimental manipulation, containing text from the media, affected the level of victim blaming of a victim of sexual assault. We also tested for gender differences in victim blaming. Finally, the relationship between sexism and victim blaming was examined in men. The design was cross-sectional, and participants (n = 331) were randomized to three different conditions; victim blaming, problematizing victim blaming, or control group. All participants answered a survey where two scales measured victim blaming and belief in sexism shift. The results supported the hypothesis that reading a text that blamed a victim of sexual assault made the readers score higher on the measure of victim blaming, both as compared to a group that read a text that problematized victim blaming and as compared to a control group. The results further showed that men (n = 56) were more likely to blame the victim, and scored higher on the belief in sexism shift, as compared to women (n = 276). We also found a strong relationship between sexism and victim blaming in men, such that men that who believed that men are now discriminated against in society were much more likely to put blame on a woman who was the victim of rape. Education and information about the consequences of victim blaming in rape is important when it comes to the possibility of reducing victim blaming. Thus, it is important to further inform and educate both the public and the judiciary about this. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka huruvida en experimentell manipulation, innehållandes utdrag från media, påverkade skattning av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer för våldtäkt (victim blaming). Vidare undersöktes om det fanns skillnad i skattning av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer och sexism hos kvinnor samt män. Slutligen undersöktes sambandet mellan sexism och skuldbeläggning av brottsoffer hos män. En kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie utfördes där deltagarna (n = 331) randomiserades till tre olika betingelser; skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer (n = 111), problematiserande av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer (n = 93) eller kontrollgrupp (n = 127). Samtliga deltagare fick svara på en enkät som bestod av två skalor som mätte skuldbeläggande... (More)
- Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka huruvida en experimentell manipulation, innehållandes utdrag från media, påverkade skattning av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer för våldtäkt (victim blaming). Vidare undersöktes om det fanns skillnad i skattning av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer och sexism hos kvinnor samt män. Slutligen undersöktes sambandet mellan sexism och skuldbeläggning av brottsoffer hos män. En kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie utfördes där deltagarna (n = 331) randomiserades till tre olika betingelser; skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer (n = 111), problematiserande av skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer (n = 93) eller kontrollgrupp (n = 127). Samtliga deltagare fick svara på en enkät som bestod av två skalor som mätte skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer (victim blaming) samt tron på sexismskifte (belief in sexism shift). Resultaten gav stöd för hypotesen att läsa en text som skuldbelade brottsoffer ledde till högre skattning av skuldbeläggande, jämfört med de som läst en text som problematiserade skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer och kontrollgruppen. Vidare påvisades en skillnad i kön, där män (n = 56) hade större benägenhet att både skatta högre skuldbeläggning av brottsoffer och sexism jämfört med kvinnor (n = 276). Vi fann även ett samband mellan sexism och skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer hos män, på så vis att män som trodde att män nu diskrimineras i samhället var mer benägna att lägga skulden på en kvinna som utsatts för våldtäkt. Utbildning och information om konsekvenserna av utsatthet för våldtäkt är av stor betydelse när det kommer till möjligheten att reducera skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer. Således är det av stor vikt att vidare informera och utbilda allmänheten samt rättsväsendet kring detta. (Less)
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- author
- Skarin Kinnander, Mira LU and Jigin, Johanna LU
- supervisor
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- Una Tellhed LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Skuldbeläggande av offer, sexism, våldtäkt, acceptans av våldtäktsmyter, Victim blaming, Rape, Rape myth acceptance
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9124596
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-16 12:56:26
- date last changed
- 2023-06-16 12:56:26
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to investigate whether an experimental manipulation, containing text from the media, affected the level of victim blaming of a victim of sexual assault. We also tested for gender differences in victim blaming. Finally, the relationship between sexism and victim blaming was examined in men. The design was cross-sectional, and participants (n = 331) were randomized to three different conditions; victim blaming, problematizing victim blaming, or control group. All participants answered a survey where two scales measured victim blaming and belief in sexism shift. The results supported the hypothesis that reading a text that blamed a victim of sexual assault made the readers score higher on the measure of victim blaming, both as compared to a group that read a text that problematized victim blaming and as compared to a control group. The results further showed that men (n = 56) were more likely to blame the victim, and scored higher on the belief in sexism shift, as compared to women (n = 276). We also found a strong relationship between sexism and victim blaming in men, such that men that who believed that men are now discriminated against in society were much more likely to put blame on a woman who was the victim of rape. Education and information about the consequences of victim blaming in rape is important when it comes to the possibility of reducing victim blaming. Thus, it is important to further inform and educate both the public and the judiciary about this.}},
author = {{Skarin Kinnander, Mira and Jigin, Johanna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Vem får bära skulden? En kvantitativ studie om skuldbeläggande av brottsoffer utsatta för våldtäkt}},
year = {{2023}},
}